Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Senior vs multigenerational co-housing

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

> On Oct 1, 2016, at 10:35 AM, Esther Forrest <efberkowitz [at] gmail.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> My husband and I are both seniors looking for multi-generational housing for 
> the same reasons as expressed. Love children, don't want to be segregated by 
> age. I think our biggest hurtle might be finding units that can accommodate 
> us by having the major living areas on the main floor. Most units seem to be 
> on more than one level and involve entrances with stairs. Hopefully I'm 
> wrong. 

We built on three levels and have an elevator. The elevator is useful far more 
than to seniors. Many people have broken or sprained this or thats. Or children 
they can’t carry up and down stairs but they are too small to walk safely or 
very fast. Try a two year old and two bags of groceries. Or a child’s bicycle 
and the child.

Resolving the sound problem is important because housing in general is going up 
rather than out. An elevator addresses a lot of situations.

The same is true of our electrical front door. A member who required it had it 
installed but most of us, I would say, have found it incredibly helpful at one 
time or another. It’s just easier.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org